An outhouse is a small structure separate from a main building which often contained a simple toilet (for example a pit toilet or pail closet).
Also known as Dunny or "thunderbox" in Australia, Biffy (U.S. Girl Scouting), and Kybo (Scouting worldwide),in New Zealand such toilets are referred to as "long-drops".

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Waste deposited in earth closets was euphemistically referred to as "nightsoil". In suburban areas not connected to the sewerage, such outhouses were not built over pits. Instead, waste was collected into large cans, or "dunny-cans", which were positioned under the toilet, to be collected by contractors (or "nightsoil collectors") hired by the local council. Collected waste matter would then be removed from the premises and disposed of elsewhere. The contractors would replace the used cans with empty, cleaned cans.